Dear Pankaj ji and Gurcharan ji, I am sorry if my language is not clear enough.. 1. The Calanthe Plantigenia of Kalatope id'd earlier by Pankaj ji was found at a lower altitude and at a different time of the year 2. This one reminded me of Calanthe's BECAUSE of it's shape... BUT I do not think it is the same as C. Plantigenia. 3. I HAD found this plant at the same place last year but then it was not flowering (just budding) and this year by the time I had gone to it's location (in June).. the flowering had just finished... Where the C. plantigenia had finished flowering two months before this.
Of course I am not an expert on this subject.. Hence I'd rather wait for next year (if I am still here) to confirm these findings.. regards Alok On Sun, 2011-09-04 at 00:37 +0530, Pankaj Kumar wrote: > If it is tricarinata then there should be three carinate lamellae on > the labellum. Which I cant see properly. By the look of the colors of > the petals and sepals, it does look like Calanthe tricarinata, but I > have seen fainted Calanthe plantaginea, it looks the same too. I > remember last time what he showed was very much plantaginea and HE > claims its the same plant. > Regards > Pankaj > > On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > For me also closest match is C. tricarinata (I hope Pankaj ji does not read > > my comment---from a novice on orchids; My match is based on three species > > described in Flora simlensis) > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Could this be Calanthe tricarniata? The lip is not clear hence too > >> difficult to confirm I guess. May be Pankaj can validate the same. > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> Giby > >> > >> > >> > >> On 3 September 2011 11:44, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Resurfacing again for ID > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >>> Retired Associate Professor > >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >>> > >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>> From: Alok Mahendroo <[email protected]> > >>> Date: Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 9:48 PM > >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:72044] Kalatope Calanthe id al180611a > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> > >>> > >>> Dear friends, > >>> Another Calanthe from our area, I had noticed the buds last year but was > >>> not able to watch the flowering.. and did not know the flower.. this > >>> year I remembered and went looking in the forest and was just able to > >>> witness the last flowering .. hence the flowers are not in their prime.. > >>> just enough for me to see that they are the same type as the last > >>> Calanthe orchid I had found.. > >>> > >>> Location Kalatope Sanctuary > >>> Altitude 2400mts > >>> Habit herb > >>> Habitat wild > >>> Height 20 inches > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> Alok > >>> > >>> P.S. the photo of the buds is from last year... > >>> Alok > >>> -- > >>> Himalayan Village Education Trust > >>> Village Khudgot, > >>> P.O. Dalhousie > >>> District Chamba > >>> H.P. 176304, India > >>> www.hive.interconnection.org > >>> www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > >>> www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > >> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > >> Royal Enclave, > >> Jakkur Post, Srirampura > >> Bangalore- 560064 > >> India > >> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > >> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > > > > > > > > > > > -- Himalayan Village Education Trust Village Khudgot, P.O. Dalhousie District Chamba H.P. 176304, India www.hivetrust.wordpress.com www.forwildlife.wordpress.com http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186
